May 12, 2004 - 12:00 am .- The two main Colorado newspapers, The Denver Post and The Rocky Mountain News, revealed this Tuesday the sharp rebuke Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput wrote to the head of the National Review Board, who has accused bishops of dodging reforms adopted after the clergy sex scandal.

May 12, 2004 - 12:00 am .- Give thanks to God "who has freed us from the fear of death,” declared the Holy Father in this morning’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square, the subject of which was Psalm 29.

May 12, 2004 - 12:00 am .- The Church’s message of sexual abstinence before marriage and fidelity in marriage – as a means to contain the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa – is now beginning to receive support from a number of organizations and governments, including United Nations bodies and U.S. Congress.

May 12, 2004 - 12:00 am .- A new initiative will recognize excellence among Catholic high schools in the United States. The Catholic High School Honor Roll will assess Catholic high schools across the country and compile a list of the top 50 schools based on academic excellence, Catholic identity, and civic education.

May 12, 2004 - 12:00 am .- The Spanish Family Forum is rejecting an announcement by the mayor of Madrid, Alberto Ruiz Gallardon, that the morning after pill will be distributed free of charge to pregnant adolescents “with problems” starting next September.